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Quaresma BMCS, Pimenta AR, Santos da Silva AC, Pupo AS, Romeiro LAS, Silva CLM, Noël F. Revisiting the Pharmacodynamic Uroselectivity of α 1-Adrenergic Receptor Antagonists. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2019; 371:106-112. [PMID: 31285236 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.119.260216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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α1-Adrenoceptor (AR) antagonists are widely used for the relief of urinary retention secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). While the five Food and Drug Administration-approved α 1-AR antagonists (terazosin, doxazosin, alfuzosin, tamsulosin, and silodosin) share similar efficacy, they differ in tolerability, with reports of ejaculatory dysfunction. The aim of the present work was to revisit their α 1-AR subtype selectivity as well as of LDT5 (1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-4-[2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl) ethyl]piperazine monohydrochloride), a compound previously described as a multitarget antagonist of α 1A-/α 1D-AR and 5-HT1A receptors, and to estimate their affinity for D2, D3, and 5-HT1A receptors, which are putatively involved in ejaculatory dysfunction. Competition binding assays were performed with native (D2, 5-HT1A) or transfected (human α 1A-, α 1B-, α 1Dt-AR, and D3) receptors for determination of the drug's affinities. Tamsulosin and silodosin have the highest affinities for α 1A-AR, but only silodosin is clearly a selective α 1A-AR antagonist, with K i ratios of 25.3 and 50.2 for the α 1D- and α 1B-AR, respectively. Tamsulosin, silodosin, and LDT5 (but not terazosin, doxazosin, and alfuzosin) have high affinity for the 5-HT1A receptor (K i around 5-10 nM), behaving as antagonists. We conclude that the uroselectivity of tamsulosin is not explained by its too-low selectivity for the α 1A- versus α 1B-AR, and that its affinity for D2 and D3 receptors is probably too low for explaining the ejaculatory dysfunction reported for this drug. Present data also support the design of "better-than-LDT5" new multitarget lead compounds with pharmacokinetic selectivity based on poor brain penetration and that could prevent hyperplastic cell proliferation and BPH progression. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: The present work revisits the uroselectivity of the five Food and Drug Administration-approved α1 adrenoceptor antagonists for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Contrary to what has been claimed by some, our results indicate that the uroselectivity of tamsulosin is probably not fully explained by its too-weak selectivity for the α1A versus α1B adrenoceptors. We also show that tamsulosin affinity for D3 and 5-HT1A receptors is probably too low for explaining the ejaculatory dysfunction reported for this drug. Based on our lead compound LDT5, present data support the search for a multitarget antagonist of α1A-α1D and 5-HT1A receptors with poor brain penetration as an alternative for BPH treatment.
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- Bruna Maria Castro Salomão Quaresma
- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Molecular Pharmacology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (B.M.C.S.Q., A.R.P., A.C.S.d.S., C.L.M.S., F.N.); Department of Pharmacology, Instituto de Biociências, UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil (A.S.P.); and Health Sciences Faculty, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil (L.A.S.R.)
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Guo D, Li J, Lin H, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Zhao F, Sun H, Zhang D, Li H, Shoichet BK, Shan L, Zhang W, Xie X, Jiang H, Liu H. Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Tetrahydroprotoberberine Derivatives (THPBs) as Selective α 1A-Adrenoceptor Antagonists. J Med Chem 2016; 59:9489-9502. [PMID: 27709945 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.6b01217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel series of tetrahydroprotoberberine derivatives (THPBs) were designed, synthesized, and evaluated as selective α1A-adrenergic receptors (AR) antagonists for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. On the basis of the pharmacophore model of the marketed drug silodosin, THPBs were modified by introducing an indole segment into their core scaffolds. In calcium assays, 7 out of 32 compounds displayed excellent antagonistic activities against α1A-ARs, with IC50 less than 250 nM. Among them, compound (S)-27 had the most potent biological activity; its IC50 toward α1A-AR was 12.8 ± 2.2 nM, which is 781 and 20 times more selective than that toward α1B- and α1D-AR, respectively. In the functional assay using isolated rat tissues, compound (S)-27 inhibited norepinephrine-induced urethra smooth muscle contraction potently (IC50 = 0.5 ± 0.3 nM), without inhibiting the aortic contraction (IC50 > 1000 nM), displaying a better tissue selectivity than the marketed drug silodosin. Additional results of preliminary safety studies (acute toxicity and hERG inhibition) and pharmacokinetics studies indicated the potential druggability for compound (S)-27 which is a promising lead for the development of selective α1A-AR antagonists for the treatment of BPH.
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- Diliang Guo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco , San Francisco, California 94158, United States
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioreactor Engineering, Shanghai Key Laboratory of New Drug Design, School of Pharmacy, East China University of Science and Technology , Shanghai 200237, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California-San Francisco , San Francisco, California 94158, United States.,Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine , Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516, United States
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University , 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Natural Product Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University , 325 Guohe Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 201203, China
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A lack of α1A-adrenergic receptor-mediated antidepressant-like effects of S-(+)-niguldipine and B8805-033 in the forced swim test. Behav Pharmacol 2016; 27:397-401. [DOI: 10.1097/fbp.0000000000000204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chen H, Xu F, Liang X, Xu BB, Yang ZL, He XL, Huang BY, Yuan M. Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel arylpiperazine derivatives on human prostate cancer cell lines. Bioorg Med Chem Lett 2015; 25:285-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2014.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 11/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Chen H, Liang X, Xu F, Xu B, He X, Huang B, Yuan M. Synthesis and cytotoxic activity evaluation of novel arylpiperazine derivatives on human prostate cancer cell lines. Molecules 2014; 19:12048-64. [PMID: 25120056 PMCID: PMC6271825 DOI: 10.3390/molecules190812048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A series of novel arylpiperazine derivatives was synthesized. The in vitro cytotoxic activities of all synthesized compounds against three human prostate cancer cell lines (PC-3, LNCaP, and DU145) were evaluated by a CCK-8 assay. Compounds 9 and 15 exhibited strong cytotoxic activities against LNCaP cells (IC50 < 5 μM), and compound 8 (IC50 = 8.25 μM) possessed the most potent activity against DU145 cells. However, these compounds also exhibited cytotoxicity towards human epithelial prostate normal cells RWPE-1. The structure–activity relationship (SAR) of these arylpiperazine derivatives was also discussed based on the obtained experimental data.
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- Hong Chen
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical University, 195# Dongfengxi Road, Guangzhou 510182, China.
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Molecular design and synthesis of 1,4-disubstituted piperazines as α(1)-adrenergic receptor blockers. Bioorg Chem 2014; 54:21-30. [PMID: 24727279 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Revised: 03/11/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2014] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A new series of 4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno[2,3-c]pyridine-3-carboxylic acid amide and 3,5,6,8-tetrahydropyrido[4',3':4,5]thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-one derivatives were designed, synthesized, their binding and functional properties as α1-adrenoreceptors blockers were evaluated. A new validated α1-adrenoreceptor blocker pharmacophore model (hypothesis) was generated using Discovery Studio 2.5. The compare-fit study for the designed molecules with the generated hypothesis was fulfilled and several compounds showed significant high fit values. Compounds IVa-c, VIIa-d, VIIIa-c, Xa-c, XIa-d have shown blocking activity ranging from 46.73% up to 94.74% compared to 99.17% for prazosin.
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Pharmacological characterization of N1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-N4-hexylpiperazine as a multi-target antagonist of α1A/α1D-adrenoceptors and 5-HT1A receptors that blocks prostate contraction and cell growth. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 2013; 387:225-34. [PMID: 24213881 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-013-0935-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 10/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is a progressive disease related to the imbalance of cell growth and apoptosis, and it plays a key role in the development of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The main pharmacological treatment is based on α1A-adrenoceptor blockers, but in several cases monotherapy has failed. Recent studies of prostate pathophysiology have noted the role of α1D-adrenoceptors and 5-HT1A receptors in prostate cell proliferation in addition to the usual role of α1A-adrenoceptors in prostate contraction. N-phenylpiperazine is a scaffold structure that may confer drug affinity for these three receptors. Therefore, the present work aimed to investigate the pharmacological characteristics of N1-(2-methoxyphenyl)-N4-hexylpiperazine (LDT66). Using isometric contraction assays with rat prostate and aorta, LDT66 reduced phenylephrine-induced contractions and showed K B values of 3.4 and 2.2 nM for α1A- and α1D-adrenoceptors, respectively. According to the functional binding assays data, LDT66 showed a high affinity (nanomolar range) for the 5-HT1A receptors, behaving as an antagonist. LDT66 also showed a low affinity (micromolar range) for receptors unrelated to BPH such as α1B-adrenoceptors, α2A-adrenoceptors, muscarinic and 5-HT2A receptors, which is a desirable profile in order to prevent putative side effects. Accordingly, LDT66 (100 μg/kg) showed a marginal hypotensive effect. Using the DU-145 prostate cells, control experiments characterized the α1D-adrenoceptor- and 5-HT1A receptor-mediated cell growth by phenylephrine and 5-HT, respectively. LDT66 (50 nM) prevented both effects similarly. In conclusion, LDT66 is a high-affinity multi-target antagonist of relevant receptors for BPH, and it may be a new starting point for multi-target drug development to treat BPH and LUTS.
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Discovery of LASSBio-772, a 1,3-benzodioxole N-phenylpiperazine derivative with potent alpha 1A/D-adrenergic receptor blocking properties. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:3000-12. [PMID: 21549456 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2011.04.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2010] [Revised: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We described herein the discovery of 1-(2-(benzo[d] [1,3]dioxol-6-yl)ethyl)-4-(2-methoxyphenyl) piperazine (LASSBio-772), as a novel potent and selective alpha 1A/1D adrenoceptor (AR) antagonist selected after screening of functionalized N-phenylpiperazine derivatives in phenylephrine-induced vasoconstriction of rabbit aorta rings. The affinity of LASSBio-772 for alpha 1A and alpha 1B AR subtypes was determined through displacement of [(3)H]prazosin binding. We obtained Ki values of 0.14 nM for the alpha 1A-AR, similar to that displayed by tamsulosin (K(i) = 0.13 nM) and 5.55 nM for the alpha 1B-AR, representing a 40-fold higher affinity for alpha 1A-AR. LASSBio-772 also presented high affinity (K(B) = 0.025 nM) for the alpha 1D-AR subtype in the functional rat aorta assay, showing to be equipotent to tamsulosin (K(B) = 0.017 nM).
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Molecular modeling study and synthesis of quinazolinone-arylpiperazine derivatives as α1-adrenoreceptor antagonists. Eur J Med Chem 2011; 46:647-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2010.11.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2010] [Revised: 10/23/2010] [Accepted: 11/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhao X, Yuan M, Huang B, Ji H, Zhu L. Ligand-based pharmacophore model of N-Aryl and N-Heteroaryl piperazine alpha 1A-adrenoceptors antagonists using GALAHAD. J Mol Graph Model 2010; 29:126-36. [PMID: 20538497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2010.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2009] [Revised: 05/06/2010] [Accepted: 05/07/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Computer aided drug discovery for selective antagonism effects on alpha(1A) subtypes of G-protein coupled receptors are important in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Ligand-based pharmacophore models of N-Aryl and N-Heteroaryl piperazine alpha(1A)-antagonists were developed using two separate training sets. Pharmacophore models were generated using the flexible align method within the GALAHAD module, implemented in SYBYL8.1 software. The most significant pharmacophore hypothesis, characterized by the conflicting demands of maximizing pharmacophore consensus, maximizing steric consensus, and minimizing energy, consisted of one positive nitrogen center, one donor atom center, two acceptor atom centers, and two hydrophobic groups. The most active compound in each class training set showed a good fit with all features of the pharmacophore proposed. The resulting models also had something in common with the hypothesis using the Catalyst software reported in other publications. These alpha(1A) pharmacophore models could predict compounds well, both in the training set and the test set. The pharmacophore models were also validated by an external dataset using a portion of the ZINC database. A 3D-QSAR model using the pharmacophore model to align the compounds was established in this study. The CoMFA model with the cross-validated q(2) value of 0.735 revealed that the model was valid. Our research provides a valuable tool for designing new therapeutic compounds with desired biological activity.
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- Xin Zhao
- Pharmaceutical Research Center, Guangzhou Medical College, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510182, China
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Jain KS, Bariwal JB, Kathiravan MK, Phoujdar MS, Sahne RS, Chauhan BS, Shah AK, Yadav MR. Recent advances in selective α1-adrenoreceptor antagonists as antihypertensive agents. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:4759-800. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.02.091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2008] [Revised: 02/27/2008] [Accepted: 02/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Handzlik J, Maciag D, Kubacka M, Mogilski S, Filipek B, Stadnicka K, Kieć-Kononowicz K. Synthesis, alpha 1-adrenoceptor antagonist activity, and SAR study of novel arylpiperazine derivatives of phenytoin. Bioorg Med Chem 2008; 16:5982-98. [PMID: 18490167 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2008.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2008] [Revised: 04/22/2008] [Accepted: 04/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In the search for new antiarrhythmic agents, some active 2-methoxyphenylpiperazine derivatives of phenytoin were obtained as a chemical modification of compound AZ-99 (3-ethyl-1-[2-hydroxy-3-(4-phenylpiperazin-1-yl)-propyl]-2,4-dioxo-5,5-diphenylimidazolidine). These compounds possessed structural properties similar to those of alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists. In the present study, the affinities of the 2-methoxyphenylpiperazine derivatives (1a-3a) for alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenoceptors were evaluated using radioligand ([(3)H]prazosin, [(3)H]clonidine) binding assays. In the next step, a new series of phenylpiperazine derivatives of phenytoin (4a-16a) containing 2-methoxyphenyl-, 2-ethoxyphenyl-, 2-pyridyl- or 2-furoylpiperazine moiety, as well as, various ester or alkyl substituents at 3-position of hydantoin ring were synthesized. The newly synthesized compounds were tested for their affinity to alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenoceptors. They have shown affinities for alpha(1)-adrenoceptors at nanomolar to submicromolar range. Some compounds were moderately selective ligands of alpha(1)-adrenoceptors. Selected compounds (3a-5a, 7a, 13a, 14a) were also evaluated for their alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonistic properties in functional bioassays. A SAR study indicated that the most active compounds contain 2-alkoxyphenylpiperazine moieties and methyl or 2-methylpropionate substituent at 3-N position in hydantoin. The exchange of 2-alkoxyphenyl moiety into 2-furoyl or 2-pyridyl group significantly decreased affinities for alpha(1)-adrenoceptors. Molecular modelling results obtained using conformational analysis CONFLEX and PM5 method for geometry optimization, allowed for comparison of the spatial properties of tested compounds with pharmacophore model created by Barbaro et al. for the ideal alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonist.
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- Jadwiga Handzlik
- Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Drugs, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Medyczna 9, 30-688 Kraków, Poland
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Wu WN, McKown LA, Kuo GH. Hepatic metabolism of two alpha-1A-adrenergic receptor antagonists, phthalimide-phenylpiperazine analogs (RWJ-69205 and RWJ-69471), in the rat, dog and human. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2007; 31:271-6. [PMID: 17315538 DOI: 10.1007/bf03190467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The In vitro metabolism of two alpha-1A-adrenergic antagonists, RWJ-69205 and RWJ-69471 (phthalimide-phenylpiperazine analogs), was assessed after 30 and 60 min incubations with rat, dog and human hepatic S9 fractions in the presence of an NADPH-generating system. Unchanged RWJ-69205 (> or = 72% of the sample in all species) plus 3 metabolites from the RWJ-69205 incubations, and unchanged RWJ-69471 (> or = 60% of the sample in all species) and 7 metabolites from the RWJ-69471 incubations, were profiled, quantified, and tentatively identified on the basis of API-MS and MS/MS data. The formation of RWJ-69205 and RWJ-69471 metabolites are via the following five metabolic pathways: 1. phenylhydroxylation, 2. O-dealkylation, 3. oxidative N-dealkylation, 4. N-dephenylation, and 5. dehydration. Pathway 1 formed 2 major/moderate hydroxy-phenyl metabolites of 2 analogs (4-17%) in all species, and pathway 2 produced 2 O-desisopropyl metabolites of 2 analogs in major/moderate (7-16%) in rat and human, and in trace (< 1%) in dog; in conjunction with pathway 1, yielded a minor diphenolic metabolite (< 1-2%) in RWJ-69471. Pathway 3 formed a minor N-dealkylated metabolite, isopropoxyphenyl piperazine (< 1-6%) in all species of 2 analogs. Pathways 4 and 5 produced 2 minor N-desphenyl metabolite and dehydrated metabolite, respectively, in rat and human S9 (< or = 1-2%) in RWJ-69471. Both RWJ-69205 and RWJ-69471 were less extensively metabolized in the dog. However, rat and human appeared to metabolize RWJ-69471 more extensively than RWJ-69205 in this hepatic system.
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- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., Spring House, PA 19477, USA
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MacDougall IJA, Griffith R. Selective pharmacophore design for α1-adrenoceptor subtypes. J Mol Graph Model 2006; 25:146-57. [PMID: 16406718 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2005.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2005] [Revised: 12/01/2005] [Accepted: 12/01/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Alpha1-adrenoceptors are G-protein coupled receptors found in a variety of vascular tissues and responsible for vasoconstriction. Selectivity for each of the three subtypes is an important consideration in drug design in order to minimise the possibility of side effects. Using Catalyst we developed ligand-based pharmacophores from alpha(1a,b,d)-selective antagonists available in the literature using three separate training sets. Four-feature pharmacophores were developed for the alpha(1a) and alpha(1b) subtype-selective antagonists and a five-feature pharmacophore was developed for the alpha(1d) subtype-selective antagonists. The alpha(1a) pharmacophore represents both class I and II compounds with good predictivity for other compounds outside the training set as well. The alpha(1b) pharmacophore best predicts the activity of prazosin analogues as these make up the majority of alpha(1b)-selective antagonists. Unexpectedly, no positive ionisable feature was incorporated in the alpha(1b) pharmacophore. The alpha(1d) pharmacophore was based primarily on one structural class of compounds, but has good predictivity for a heterogeneous test set. Preliminary docking studies using AutoDock and optimised alpha1-adrenoceptor homology models, conducted with the antagonists prazosin (32) and 66, showed good agreement with the findings from the pharmacophores.
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- Iain J A MacDougall
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, The University of Newcastle, Australia
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Wu WN, McKown LA, Kuo GH. Metabolism of the alpha-1A-adrenergic receptor antagonist, pyridine-phenylpiperazine analog (RWJ-69597), in rat, dog and human hepatic S9 fractions -API-MS/MS identification of metabolites. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2005; 30:105-11. [PMID: 16010869 DOI: 10.1007/bf03226415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The In vitro metabolism of the alpha-1A-adrenergic antagonist, RWJ-69597, an analog of pyridine-phenylpiperazines, was conducted after incubation with rat, dog and human hepatic S9 fractions in the presence of an NADPH-generating system. Unchanged RWJ-69597 (> or =43% of the sample in all species) plus 9 metabolites were profiled, quantified, and tentatively identified on the basis of API-MS and MS/MS data. The four metabolic pathways for the formation of RWJ-69597 metabolites are: 1. methyl/phenyl/piperazinylhydroxylation, 2. N/Odealkylation, 3. N-dephenylation, and 4. dehydration. Pathway 1 formed 1 major (8-36%) and 3 minor (<1-3%) hydroxylated metabolites. Pathway 2 produced 2 moderate/minor N/O-dealkylated metabolites (<1- < or =11%), and in conjunction with pathway 1, formed 1 minor diol metabolites (< or =2%). Pathways 3 and 4 generated 2 minor metabolites, N-desphenyl RWJ-69597 (< or =4%) and dehydrated RWJ-69597 (< or =2%), respectively. RWJ-69597 is more extensively metabolized in the rat than the dog or the human in this hepatic system.
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- W N Wu
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., Spring House, PA, USA
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Wu WN, McKown LA, Kuo GH. Metabolism of the new α-1A-adrenergic receptor antagonist, phthalimide-phenylpiperazine analog (RWJ-69442), in rat, dog and human hepatic S9 fractions, and in rats. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2005; 30:113-20. [PMID: 16010870 DOI: 10.1007/bf03226416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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The in vitro and in vivo metabolism of RWJ-69442, an alpha-1A-adrenergic receptor antagonist, was investigated after incubation with rat, dog, and human hepatic S9 fractions in the presence of NADPH-generating system, and a single oral/iv dose administration to rats (oral: 100 mg/kg; iv: 10 mg/kg). Unchanged RWJ-69442 (> or =30% of the sample in vitro; < or =47% of the sample in vivo) plus 14 metabolites were profiled, quantified and tentatively identified on the basis of API-MS and MS/MS data. The metabolic pathways for RWJ-69442 are proposed via the 4 steps: 1. phenyl/piperazinylhydroxylation, 2. N/O-dealkylation, 3. N-dephenylation, and 4. dehydration. Pathway 1 formed OH-phenyl-RWJ-69442 (M1, 4-32% in vitro & in vivo), and diOH-RWJ-69442 (M4, <1-4% in vitro & in vivo). Pathway 2 generated O-desisopropyl-RWJ-69442 (M2, <1-21% in vitro & in vivo), N-desmethyl-RWJ-69442 (M3, 2-3% in vitro & in vivo), N-desmethyl-M2 (M6, 1-8% in vitro & in vivo), and N-dealkylated RWJ-69442 (M9, < or =1-17% in vitro & in vivo), and in conjunction with pathway 1 produced 6 minor to major oxidized metabolites, OH-M2 (M5, 1-2% in vitro), OH-M3 (M11, 4-6% in vivo), OH-M9 (M10, <1-34% in vitro & in vivo), O-desisopropyl-M9 (M12, 3-21% in vivo), O-desisopropyl-M10 (M13,2-12% in vivo), and dehydro-M13 (M14, 25% in vivo). Pathways 3 and 4 formed 2 minor metabolites, N-desphenyl-RWJ-69442 (M7, <1-12% in vitro & in vivo) and dehydrated-RWJ-69442 (M8, <1-2% in vitro), respectively. RWJ-69442 is extensively metabolized in vitro in the rat and human (except dog), and in vivo in the rat.
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- W N Wu
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C., Route 202, Raritan, NJ 08869, USA
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Barbaro R, Betti L, Botta M, Corelli F, Giannaccini G, Maccari L, Manetti F, Strappaghetti G, Corsano S. Synthesis and biological activity of new 1,4-benzodioxan-arylpiperazine derivatives. Further validation of a pharmacophore model for alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists. Bioorg Med Chem 2002; 10:361-9. [PMID: 11741785 DOI: 10.1016/s0968-0896(01)00286-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A series of WB4101 (1)-related benzodioxanes (2-17) have been synthesized by replacing the phenoxyethyl moiety of 1 with a N-alkyl piperazine bearing a cyclic substituent (a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group, a pyridine or pyridazinone ring, a furoyl moiety) at the second nitrogen atom. The binding profile of these compounds has been assessed by radioligand receptor binding assay at alpha(1)- and alpha(2)-adrenoceptors, in comparison to prazosin and rauwolscine, respectively. Moreover, structure-activity relationships have been derived for compounds 2-17 based on their fitting to a pharmacophore model for alpha(1)-adrenoceptor antagonists recently proposed by our research group. In a parallel way, the same compounds have been used to further test the predictive power and statistical significance of the model itself. The accuracy of the results obtained also in this case revealed the robustness of the calculated pharmacophore model and led to the identification of the molecular structural moieties which are thought to contribute to the biological activity.
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- Roberta Barbaro
- Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia del Farmaco, Università di Perugia, Via del Liceo 1, 06123, Perugia, Italy
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